| Dorosomatidae (Gizzard shads and sardinellas) |
| 8.5 cm SL (male/unsexed) |
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pelagic-neritic; brackish; marine; depth range 0 - 50 m |
| Western Central Pacific: Gulf of Thailand, Philippines, and Indonesia. |
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Dorsal spines (total): 0-0; Dorsal soft rays (total): 13-21; Anal spines: 0-0; Anal soft rays: 12-23. Immediately distinguished from all other species of Herklotsichthys by the presence of two dark saddle-like blotches on the back, at the hind part of the dorsal fin base and a short distance behind this. Overlaps range of H. quadrimaculatus, which lacks the black saddles and has elongate wing-like scales underneath the normal paired pre-dorsal scales. |
| A schooling species found in coastal waters. Uncommon. |
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Least Concern (LC); Date assessed: 06 March 2017 Ref. (130435)
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| harmless |
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